So I got myself a super nice original edition EBD. It's been sitting for a few weeks while we moved and I built my new game room.
Finally went to set it up today. The game turns on, lights up, tells me to start chalking.... but no love when I press start.
Now, I'm not super versed on this era of game, but I went through the self test and I originally got a stuck switch error showing #15 ("D" rollover). Checked that, but it was fine.
Closed it up, did it again, and now the out hole switch (#8) is showing as stuck.
This isn't making much sense to me because this switch is supposed to be closed. But I played along and opened it with my fingers... Error gone. But, of course, the game won't start.
Not sure what to check next? Maybe bad diodes?
I did notice one other strange thing. There was a cap attached to the tilt bob assembly. It had one of its legs snipped (or broken). I figured maybe that was causing the weird behaviour. I just held it together by hand and tested... Still nothing.
If anyone can point me in the right direction, I'd really appreciate it.
Thanks,
Adriano